Nigerian Traditional Musical Instruments

Contents / notes

• Classification of Nigerian traditional musical instruments.
• Aerophones: kakaki, algaita, sarewa, pedete, obati, farai, kaho, imar, mongom, taluk, damalgo, oja, opi, pipilo, udu, nnuk, ofiom, akpele, ekutu, teremagbe, ayeta-ode and odikakora.
• Chordophones: goge, kukuma, komo, kwamsa, kuntigi, lasha, molo, garaya, gurmi, une, ubo-akwara and goje.
• Idiophones: kundung, karawa, shantu, oyo, ichaka, ogene, aja, ekpili, ekwe, udu, ikoro, ngedegwu, okpokoro, ekere, mgbiligba, alo, ubo-aka, sekere, agogo, agidigbo, alọ, oma, aro, ukuse and eromwon.
• Membranophones: ganga, tambari, taushi, banga, balle, kuntuku, kalangu, gangan-noma, tandu, igba, nsing, ban yogume, emoba, ipese, igbin, bata, bembe, gudugudu, kanango, dundun and gangan.

Candidate objectives

• Identify the characteristic features of the classes of musical instruments.
• Classify instruments into their categories.
• Trace the origins of the instruments.